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Species in the genus Hemerorhinus: [ 2 ] records

heyningi, Sphagebranchus Weber [M.] 1913:46, Fig. 8 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Molo Strait, Siboga station 51, depth 69-91 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMA 111200. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:10 [ref. 19236]. Spelled two ways originally: heijnigi and heynigi (p. 47) -- the latter correctly formed; technical first reviser not researched. •Valid as Hemerorhinus heyningi (Weber 1913) -- (McCosker 1977:67 [ref. 6836], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Allen & Erdmann 2012:105 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:115 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Hemerorhinus heyningi (Weber 1913). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Komodo and Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

opici, Hemerorhinus Blache [J.] & Bauchot [M.-L.] 1972:741, Figs. 21-23 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 304] Pointe-Noire bay, Republic of the Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1965-0662. Paratypes: MNHN 1964-0526 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:107 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Hemerorhinus opici Blache & Bauchot 1972 -- (McCosker 1977:67 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:184 [ref. 13652], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Hemerorhinus opici Blache & Bauchot 1972. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola. Habitat: marine.